Jump to content

Michael Kenyon (Canadian writer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michael Kenyon is a Canadian writer from British Columbia, who won the ReLit Award for fiction in 2010 for his novel The Beautiful Children.[1] He was also a ReLit poetry nominee in the same year for The Last House.[2]

His debut novel, Kleinberg, was a shortlisted finalist for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1992,[3] and for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, Canada/Caribbean.[4]

His other books have included the novels The Biggest Animals and A Year at River Mountain, and the short story collection Parallel Rivers.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post, August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Finalists named for book award". The Globe and Mail, February 25, 1992.
  4. ^ "Mistry tops Atwood for award". Ottawa Citizen, July 16, 1992.